Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education

Kudos to Obama for calling for more money to expand and extend Race to the Top:

 

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $1.35 billion in his 2011 budget proposal to extend an education grant program for states, although the Education Department remains months away from announcing its first round of awards, senior administration officials said.

 

Here's the text of his entire speech: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-race-top-graham-road-elementary-school

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Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
The Associated Press
Tuesday, January 19, 2010; 12:18 AM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/19/AR2010011900009_pf.html

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will ask Congress for $1.35 billion in his 2011 budget proposal to extend an education grant program for states, although the Education Department remains months away from announcing its first round of awards, senior administration officials said.

Obama was outlining the budget proposal Tuesday at a Fairfax County, Va., elementary school.

The $787 billion economic stimulus program Obama signed into law soon after taking office included $4.3 billion in competitive grants for states, nicknamed the "Race to the Top" fund. States must amend education laws and policies to compete for a share of the money.